- In
Norse mythology,
Brísingamen (or Brísinga men) is the torc or
necklace of the
goddess Freyja, of
which little else is
known for certain. The name is...
- The
Weirdstone of
Brisingamen: A Tale of
Alderley is a children's
fantasy novel by
English author Alan Garner.
Garner began work on the novel, his literary...
- 1590)
building known as Toad Hall. His
first novel, The
Weirdstone of
Brisingamen, was
published in 1960. A children's
fantasy novel set on the Edge, it...
-
seeing and
influencing the ****ure).
Freyja is the
owner of the
necklace Brísingamen,
rides a
chariot pulled by two cats, is
accompanied by the boar Hildisvíni...
-
notable stories include the
recovery of Freyja's
treasured possession Brísingamen while doing battle in the
shape of a seal with Loki. The antagonistic...
- Alan Garner,
published in 1963. It is the
sequel to The
Weirdstone of
Brisingamen. Once again, it
details the
involvement of two children,
Colin and Susan...
- Skíðblaðnir,
Gleipnir and Gungnir,
while in Sörla þáttr they
craft Brísingamen for Freyja. They
further created the Mead of
Poetry from the
blood of...
-
halls of the Æsir to
tremble in her anger, and her necklace, the
famed Brísingamen,
falls from her.
Freyja pointedly refuses. As a result, the gods and...
- is so
enraged by this
request that the hall shakes, and her necklace,
Brísingamen,
breaks off. The
goddess refuses. The gods meet
together in
counsel (see...
- system. The
story drew from
Norse mythology,
including the
legend of the
Brísingamen, and
explored the
concept of time dilation. "The
Dowry of Angyar" drew...
